Maxine Wally

New York

Senior Digital Editor at W Magazine

Senior digital editor @wmag. Formerly @wwd. I'm from Oakland.

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Articles

Vacation’s New Sunscreen Looks Like Whipped Cream and Comes in a Can. Is It Good?

2 weeks ago | wmagazine.com | Che Baez |Maxine Wally |Ashley Pena |Carolyn Twersky

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. No matter how much brands try to make sunscreen fun—Put it in stick form! Make it smell sweet! Shiny packaging!—it’s difficult to make white casts, constant reapplications, and gooey lotions an enjoyable experience. But a new product has entered the market to test this theory: Vacation’s Classic Whip SPF 50 Sunscreen Mousse.
David Bailey’s Era-Defining Photographs Take Center Stage in Spain

2 weeks ago | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

David Bailey, ‘Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg,’ 1976. David Bailey—widely regarded as England’s greatest living portrait photographer and one of the most celebrated fashion image-makers of the 20th century—is known for his intimate, sultry, and often cheeky approach to photography, a style he brought to iconic subjects like Princess Diana and The Rolling Stones.
Inside Chanel’s Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner With Sofia Coppola, Christy Turlington, Jon Hamm & More

2 weeks ago | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

Sofia Coppola & Christy Turlington. Matteo Prandoni/BFA.comTwo hours before Chanel’s annual Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner kicked off on Monday night, there was already a crush of fans lined up outside New York City’s downtown restaurant The Odeon, awaiting the stars who were slated to attend the event. Each year, Chanel throws a soirée to celebrate not only the filmmakers featured in the festival, but also the visual artists who contribute original works that serve as the festival’s awards.
The 11 Best New Beauty Products of May 2025

1 month ago | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

Amaria Mcgee photographed by Craig McDean, styled by Grace CoddingtonWe may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. With such an enormous range of beauty and skincare products (celeb-backed or otherwise) released each month, how can you discern whether the latest moisturizer, mascara, or lipstick is actually worth purchasing? That’s where we come in.
Nadia Lee Cohen's Latest Transformation Is a '90s-Era Babysitter from Essex

1 month ago | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

Photograph Copyright (c) Martin ParrThe visual artist Nadia Lee Cohen has collaborated with a full slate of the biggest stars in the world. She’s created visuals for Beyoncé, taped Kim Kardashian vamping to “Santa Baby,” and directed A$AP Rocky’s “Babushka Boi” music video, among many others—all while making her own boundary-pushing artworks, which have been featured at Jeffrey Deitch and the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Cannes Gone Wild: A Look Back at the Film Festival at Its Most Unruly

1 month ago | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

Elizabeth Berkley & Paul Verhoeven, 1995. Photograph by Derek Ridgers, courtesy of IDEAWhen the photographer Derek Ridgers was working on his book, Cannes—a collection of raucous, glamorous, and half-naked hijinks he snapped at the legendary film festival between 1984 and 1996—he first toyed with naming the tome Nuts in May. He felt it was an apt title, one that captured the debauchery and bacchanalia of the moment.
A$AP Rocky Threw a 'Superfine' Met Gala After Party With Rihanna Joining at 4 A.M.

1 month ago | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Rihanna and A$AP Rocky. Photograph by Myles LoftinAt around 3 o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, May 6, A$AP Rocky descended upon the Manhattan bar Jean’s to check out the second half of his Met Gala after-party. As the co-chair of fashion’s biggest night celebrating the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition, the rapper and AWGE designer had plenty to celebrate, not least of which included the news that he and his partner Rihanna are expecting their third child.
Beyoncé Returns to the Houston Rodeo, Sort of, With SirDavis Whisky

Mar 19, 2025 | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

Images courtesy of Getty. Collage by Ashley PeñaIn 2007, Beyoncé headlined the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo—the biggest rodeo in the world held annually in her Texas birthplace—for the second time. Her first performance had taken place five years prior alongside Destiny’s Child. But her appearance as a lone artist 18 years ago was a special one. It was early on in her solo career, and the singer knew she had to wow the crowd.
For Her Calvin Klein Debut, Veronica Leoni Makes Minimalism Monumental

Feb 7, 2025 | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

Kendall Jenner walks Veronica Leoni’s debut show for Calvin Klein Collection. Courtesy of Calvin Klein“I feel like King Kong today,” Veronica Leoni joked backstage shortly after her debut presentation for Calvin Klein Collection. It was her response when asked how she felt about being not just one of a handful of women leading a major fashion house but the first female creative director in the brand’s almost 60-year history. She had every right to be puffed up with pride.
The 8 Best Dressed Stars at the 2025 Grammys

Feb 2, 2025 | wmagazine.com | Maxine Wally

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesThe Grammy Awards bear a special kind of resonance this year, as one of the first large-scale events of awards season taking place in Los Angeles following January’s wildfires. The 2025 Grammys on February 2 played host to the biggest stars in music—like Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter—and also welcomed a crew of L.A. first responders onstage.